Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-17
Friday, June ~, 1857.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.
WEATHER RECORD.
LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention

New mourning papers at Dorman's.
Rubber dating stamps at 721 Chapel street.
Cheap music-melodeons at the price of
accordeons at LOOMS Temple of Music.
Major Ivan Tailos of General Hancocks
staff is in town, the guest of Mr.. Samuel
Bolton.
Arrived below three-masted schooner,
probably the J. B. Darlington, Blake, from
Norfolk.
A large steamer to be used in the oyster
business is being built by Moses B. Hart, of
Stratford, for Henry G. Rowe. of Fair Haven.
A 15c box of delicious Mapleeroft ice cream
to take to the Rock to day will keep hard for
an hour. At Everit's, corner of Grove and
Orange
F. NJ. Brown & Co. have erected an ele-
waited stand close to their store draped
finely with flags from which their clerks can
view the great parade. =
The body of George Green, the Stratford
oysterman who fell overheard from his boat
in the Housatonic river Tuesday, was recov-
cred near where it went down.
Mr.. A. H. Kellam states that he is in no
way interested with Mr.. John g. Chapman
enormously stated in the News.
The members of the Fifth and Twentieth
Connecticut regiments will meet at the City
Hall at $40 a. m. to pay a visit to General
Sherman, their old commander.
Rev. Clarence E. Ball, son of Mr.. Hiram
Ball of Bridgeport, was ordained to the
priesthood by Right Rev Bishop Williams in
Trinity Church, Bridgeport, yesterday morn
ing.
Commander Sutliff and seventy members
of Trumbull post No. 16, G.. A. R., of South
ington arrived in town last night. The For
esters' band of Southington will march with
them in the parade to-day.
Charity lodge, D. of R., of Bridgeport,
Naomi lodge of New Haven and the grand
officers, I. o. O. F., of the State will pay a
visit to Miriam lodge of Hartford on We'd
nesday evening of next week.
Sealed proposals for extending the dyke in
New Haven harbor were opened in New
York yesterday morning. The lowest of five
bids, $1.O3 per ton, came from Owen Curley,
of Guilford, and he was awarded the con-
tract.
One of the prettiest private illuminations
last night, when the Rock was the scene of a
pyrotechnic display, was the display of
Chinese lanterns, etc., at the nest of pretty
cottages on Orange street, just north of
Bishop.
Lyman R. Ford, many years an employe
of the New Haven Clock company, died on
Wednesday at the home of his son, James /
A. Ford, on Pearl street. He had been out |
of health for six months and was seventy |
three years of age.
Besides the members of the Republican l
league there will be nine living ex-captains
of the Grays and the judges of the courts /
at the reception to be given tomorrow even
ing at the Republican league rooms in honor
of General Alfred Fl. Terry.
Cyril Norton, the child who was mangled |
by being run over by beer wagon in
Bridgeport Monday and had both legs and
one arm amputated, died yesterday. Weimer,
the driver of the wagon, was arrested yester-
day on q charge of manslaughter.
Colonel Fred Grant was guest at the Re
publican league last night, where he was i'm
troduced to General Merwin and quite
number more of our prominent citizens. He
much resembles General Grant in personal
appearance. He is stopping at the New Ha-
ven House.
Ex-Alderman B. E. Brown and Mr.. Charles
Wilson have erected platform on Orange
street, near Bishop, for the use of themselves,
families and friends, and Mr.. Chittenden of
Humphrey street and others have erected
a similar platform near by; also Mr.. F. B.
Farnsworth has one with awning over it in
front of his residence for private use.
Mr.. Charles H. Blakeslee, for the past
eight years proof-reader at Tuttle, More
house & Taylor's, sails for Europe on July
for long vacation. He will go by the Red
Star line on the same steamer which takes
the Rev. Mr.. Lines, Mr.. Dutton and other
New Haven people. Many friends will wish
him bon voyage and safe return.
Yesterday General W. W. Skiddy, of
was in the city with his
new four-in-hand break. He took party i
to the Branford Point House to dinner, which ,
was served by Sheriff Swift The party con-
sisted of Congressman Carlos French, Mayor
York, Tax Collector futile, N. D. Sperry,
3. G. Stoddard, John w. Curtis of New {
York, S. Albert Hooker, Frank h. Hooker {
and N. G.. Osborn. ,